Day: 2nd February 2026

Ephesians 2 begins by speaking of God’s most wonderful plans that he has for all humanity, and for his creation as a whole. First to be mentioned is his plan to make us all alive. You might think that is painfully obvious because, well, I am alive and reading this. This is not just physical existence, which I thank God for, we were made for more than just this. I know life at times can seem a little mundane; we tend to do the same things over and over. I do wish the dishes would stand up and wash themselves, but it is just not going to happen. We are reminded of how we all were dead in our sins, and all that we thought about was ourselves. Despite all of this, Jesus came to give us true life as he washed away our sins with his sacrifice. We were meant to be his, and to be alive in Christ; a spiritual blessing giving our lives a whole new meaning and purpose. 

Here we are a part of God’s wonderful plan to bring us all into his salvation. We are given God’s mercy and grace. We are no longer separated from God and are included in his relationship as the barriers have all been stripped away by the blood of Christ. He brought us into his peace, as we have joined him together with all humanity. This theme is continued as we enter into chapter 3. Again, we are reminded that it is not all about us personally, but that all humanity was included into God’s plans and purpose. Though this was God’s plan from the very beginning, his people [Israel] still thought it was just meant only for their people, their race. Paul had the privilege of bringing this out into the open; no, God had plans for all the human race, and he has abundant love to go around.

Here is where more of God’s wonderful plan gets even bigger. Now, we the church, which includes all of mankind who have put their faith and trust in God, we who have been given God’s wisdom and understanding, are not only partakers in God’s plan, and a living testimony, but we are also a living breathing part of God’s secret purpose now revealed in Christ. We are an example of God’s righteousness, wisdom, and amazing plan, revealed to the heavenly realms [the angels good or bad, the elders before the throne] of what our marvellous and all loving God is doing and has done. This secret was not only kept from us but from them as well.

Uniting all of humanity is a monumental undertaking, one that we have failed at since Adam and Eve. Not only is he uniting us [Jew and Gentile], but in his wisdom, God is uniting us all back together again into the relationship we were meant to have with him. But that is not all that God has planned. Heaven and earth had been separated by the fall of humanity, but now heaven and earth will once again become a harmonious whole in a way that will never again be separated. When you begin to think your life is so small that anything you could do could matter, remember, you are an important part of God’s precious and wonderful plan.

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